Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd Makes New Investment in Helen of Troy Limited $HELE

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 23,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $504,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd owned about 0.10% of Helen of Troy at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HELE. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,533 shares of the company’s stock valued at $724,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 74,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Helen of Troy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 922.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Helen of Troy by 47.8% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238 shares in the last quarter.

Helen of Troy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HELE opened at $28.79 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $669.66 million, a P/E ratio of -0.74 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.71. Helen of Troy Limited has a one year low of $13.85 and a one year high of $33.73. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.99.

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.09. Helen of Troy had a positive return on equity of 7.00% and a negative net margin of 50.33%.The company had revenue of $470.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $450.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.33 EPS. Helen of Troy’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Helen of Troy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 3.250-3.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Helen of Troy Limited will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HELE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Helen of Troy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Zacks Research raised Helen of Troy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Helen of Troy in a research note on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Helen of Troy from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Helen of Troy from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

About Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited is a global consumer products company that designs, sources and markets a diversified portfolio of household, health and beauty brands. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the company operates through three principal segments—Health & Home, Housewares and Beauty—offering products under well-known names including OXO, Vicks, Braun, Honeywell Home, PUR and Hot Tools. Helen of Troy distributes its products through a combination of mass, specialty and e-commerce channels to consumers, retailers and distributors worldwide.

The Housewares segment features kitchen tools, gadgets and organizational solutions marketed primarily under the OXO brand, recognized for its ergonomic “Good Grips” design.